14. Употребите герундий и соответствующий предлог в данных предложениях.

1. He is good … (to listen) to what people say.

2. I’m tired … (to work) in the garden.

3. She wasn’t interested … (to hear) my excuse.

4. He gave up the idea … (to go) abroad.

5. The girls whispered as they were afraid … (to hear) by someone.

6. They are interested … (to join) our expedition.

7. He can’t get into the house … (to climb) through the window.

8. She improves her pronunciation … (to listen) to the tapes.

9. (To travel) like this you suspend all experience.

10. You spend most of your time looking forward … (to arrive) at some other place.

Обратите внимание на выражения, после которых тоже употребляется герундий:

It is (of) no use;

It is useless;

It is no good.

Например: It’s no use crying.

Плакать не имеет смысла.

15. Переведите предложения, используя герундий.

1. С ней сейчас разговаривать бесполезно.

2. Не было смысла приходить сюда так рано.

3. Слезы тебе не помогут.

4. Думать сейчас об этом не стоит.

5. Разговорами делу не поможешь.

6. Нет смысла искать дорогу в темноте.

16. Раскройте скобки, употребив герундий или инфинитив.

1. David gave up (to smoke) two years ago and now he fells much better.

2. I don’t want (to play) the piano just now.

3. I had some problems with the translation and my brother offered (to help) me.

4. I enjoy (to help) my friends.

5. “The Titanic” is a very interesting film. It is worth (to see).

6. My mother promised (to cook) a lot of tasty things for my birthday.

7. She likes (to cook) for our family.

8. My uncle is fond of (to travel). He has been to many countries.

9. I would like (to have) a snack.

10. My friend denied (to see) me at the railway station.

Обратите внимание на глаголы, которые могут употребляться как с инфинитивом, так и с герундием, при этом меняя свое значение:

to forget to do smth - забыть сделать что-то

to forget doing smth - забыть о прошлом событии

to remember to do smth - помнить, что нужно это сделать

to remember doing smth - помнить о прошлом событии

to go on to do smth - закончить одно дело и начать делать другое

to go on doing smth - продолжать делать

to try to do smth - стараться изо всех сил

to try doing smth - попытаться, попробовать что-то сделать

to stop to do smth - остановиться временно

to stop doing smth - закончить полностью, прекратить

17. Раскройте скобки, употребив инфинитив или герундий.

1. Remember … (to go) to the bank. You’ve got to pay the bills.

2. I don’t remember … (to see) this film before.

3. She went on … (to talk) even after her friend had fallen asleep.

4. When he had written his first book he went on … (to write) another one.

5. I’ve been trying … (to start) this car for hours.

6. Why don’t you try … (to put) some petrol in the tank?

7. She forgot … (to invite) her best friend to the party.

8. I’ll never forget … (to see) snow for the first time.

9. The baby didn’t stop … (to cry) all night.

10. On the way home he stopped … (to buy) some chocolate sweets.

Travelling